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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Draksila" data-source="post: 4470528" data-attributes="member: 31376">Personally, while not a big fan of the Chaos War, I loved the War of Souls. It shook up the landscape, introduced new religious conflicts and new moral conflicts, and finally passed the torch from the Heroes of the Lance to the new generation. I thought it was long overdue and tastefully done, whereas the Chaos War seemed rushed and half-planned. Granted, I didn't read any books set after the war... outside of the Huma/Kaz books, I haven't read any of the alternate DL authors since Weasel's Luck first came out. If they wanted to start the new campaign setting right after the War of Souls, though, I'd be happy. Besides, I absolutely adore the Klingon-esque minotaurs; the Krynnish version has always been one of my favorite D&D races. And for the record, kender aren't a bad racial concept. The reason there are a lot of DMs who won't allow them in play is that there are a lot of players out there who just play them as an excuse to be obnoxious. I've had plane-hopping games with kender in them both pre- and post-Planescape, including one large group I DMed for that had two of them. Yes, they added comic relief... but roleplayed maturely they are also a way to look at your fantasy setting through the eyes of youth and wonder. Kender should be optimistic, quick-witted, and constantly amazed at the niftiness of the world around them; this does not necessarily translate to 'glory-hog klepto who TPKs the party,' no matter how many juvenile con-goers have played them that way. The way I've dealt with those who play them disruptively is the same way I deal with anyone else playing an obnoxious character; they don't live long, and have to bring in a wholly new concept. Of course, I am also the person who allowed one of my best players to reskin the Gungan race as a swamp-dwelling warrior species at war with the local lizardfolk in one of my games. Just because a race can be annoying in play doesn't mean that someone can't breathe enough life into it to make it beauty in motion. As for tinker gnomes, well... tinker gnomes have become a universal concept in modern fantasy. Look at Spelljammer and Planescape. Heck, look at World of Warcraft! Tinker gnomes are no longer a strange concept that can only be played for comic relief. ... I grant you that gully dwarves, however, are comic relief. They've never shown up in my stories as anything else, and so are expendable as a concept at my table. Still, I don't ban them... who knows, maybe some day a good player will get ahold of the idea and impress me with it.</blockquote>

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